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Welcome to the Virginia War Memorial’s Virginia Heroes database. This online resource is a comprehensive list of Veterans both in Virginia and across the country who wish to be represented.

This list includes all of Virginia’s Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf and whose names are etched in stone and glass on the walls of the Shrine of Memory. Their records are indicated by a gold star.

Staffers and volunteers at the War Memorial continue to research the names and personal histories of Virginia’s fallen. As we learn more about these brave men and women, we will continue to add information to this database so that their stories may never be forgotten.

To submit your personal service record information, or that of any other Virginia veteran, living or deceased, please use the Veteran Updates form and submit to the Memorial for inclusion.

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Leroy Bell

Army

Hometown: Clarke County, VA

killed in World War II

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Oscar Landford Bell

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Robert Gourley Bell

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: December 30, 1919
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: March 2, 1945
Died In: Rhine River, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

First Lieutenant Bell served with the 2nd Armored Division. Before the war, he was employed by the Norfolk Naval Yard. He is buried in Elwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia.

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William Harmon Bell

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA

killed in World War II

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Willie R. Bell

Private, Army

Hometown: Northampton County, VA

killed in World War II

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Winter Payne Bell

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Prince William County, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: off Savo Island
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William John Bell

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: March 2, 1928
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: December 31, 1953
Died In: North Korea

First Lieutenant Bell served with the 34th Bombardment Squadron, B-26C aircraft # 44-35407 and was shot down over North Korea. He was listed on the Nielsen-Henderson List of Prisoners of War who were at Camp 2 and not exchanged during Operation Big Switch in 1953. He was presumed dead on …

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Theron Herman Whitney Bell

Colonel, Air Force

Born: September 23, 1907
Hometown: Arlington County
Casualty Date: November 13, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Colonel Whitneybell served with the Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Edmond Vernon Bell

Private, Army

Born: February 1, 1932
Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: October 19, 1952
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Korea Defense Service Medal Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, United Nations Service Medal

Private Bell served with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. His name is listed in the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.  

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Thomas Bell, Jr.

Seaman 2nd Class, Navy

Born: July 24, 1922
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 6, 1942

Seaman 2nd Class Bell attended Westhampton High School, Hargrave Military Academy and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State for 6 months. He is buried in Cape Charles Cemetery, Northampton County, Virginia.

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William Bell, Jr.

Specialist 5, Army

Hometown: Brunswick County
Casualty Date: December 17, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam
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Abner Bernard Belle

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 10, 1910
Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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George Thomas Beller

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 25, 1924
Hometown: Giles County, VA
Casualty Date: November 30, 1944
Died In: Germany

Private First Class Beller served with Company F, 377th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Harold Beller

Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA

killed in World War II

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Eugene Franklin Bellomy

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: May 20, 1945
Died In: Okinawa

served with the 1st Marine Regiment

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James Robert Belote, Jr.

Private, Army

Born: June 8, 1919
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: August 4, 1944
Died In: France

Private Belote served with Headquarters Company, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Before the war, James attended high school for four years and he worked with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company as a lineman in Norfolk, Virginia where he met his fiancé and they got married in June 1943.  He …

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Rubert Crawford Belovsky

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Arlington County

killed in World War II

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Wyatt Hampton Belton

Sergeant, Army

Born: November 5, 1930
Hometown: Goochland County
Casualty Date: March 31, 1951
Died In: Kunu-Ri Area, North Korea

Sergeant Belton served with C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was captured by the enemy on November 28, 1950 and died in captivity on March 31, 1951. His remains were identified on January 13, 2011. He is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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Lloyd Eugene Beltz

Private, Army

Born: January 21, 1931
Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: October 5, 1951
Died In: Yunchon, Korea
Awards: Army Distinguished Service Cross Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, United Nations Medal

Private Beltz served with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. His Distinguished Service Cross citation reads: “The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Lloyd E. Beltz (RA24289099), Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military …

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Arthur M. Bemberry

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Nansemond County

killed in World War II

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